A total of 17.6% of these cats, including two of the three cats with feline sarcoid and the cat with the tumor negative for BPV4 and negative for all antibodies except vimentin, were alive at the time of the study, reflecting a time frame from 2.3 to 7.5 years (832 to 2732 days). The gene discussed is VIM; the disease is sarcoidosis.